| Literature DB >> 21602342 |
Gaston H M Vondenhoff1, Bart Blanchaert, Sophie Geboers, Teymur Kazakov, Kirill A Datsenko, Barry L Wanner, Jef Rozenski, Konstantin Severinov, Arthur Van Aerschot.
Abstract
Microcin C (McC), a natural antibacterial compound consisting of a heptapeptide attached to a modified adenosine, is actively taken up by the YejABEF transporter, after which it is processed by cellular aminopeptidases, releasing the nonhydrolyzable aminoacyl adenylate, an inhibitor of aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. McC analogues with variable length of the peptide moiety were synthesized and evaluated in order to characterize the substrate preferences of the YejABEF transporter. It was shown that a minimal peptide chain length of 6 amino acids and the presence of an N-terminal formyl-methionyl-arginyl sequence are required for transport.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21602342 PMCID: PMC3133342 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00172-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490